Monday night's Iowa caucuses proved to be a historic night
for candidates from both parties.

By the time the precincts finished reporting results — a process
that went through midday Tuesday — both of the major candidates
remaining on the Democratic side made history.

Campaign allies celebrated former Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton's victory as the first female candidate to win
the Iowa caucuses.

"Today it’s important to take a moment to recognize the
historical significance of this step forward for women and girls
across the country," Stephanie Schriock, the president of the
influential women's political group Emily's List, said in a
statement.

Clinton's victory wasn't the only notable milestone for
Democrats.

In Iowa alone, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), who identifies as
a secular Jew, received more
delegates than any non-Christian candidate has in campaign
history.

Republicans also celebrated the historic nature of their
caucuses.

In an upset victory over Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
became the first Hispanic candidate to win the Iowa caucuses.

And though Democrats didn't live up to their record 2008
turnout, on the Republican side, caucus turnout blew past the
previous record. Republican voter turnout in 2016 was more than
180,000 — about 60,000 higher than in 2012.